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Reimagines civic education in support of constitutional democracy through partnerships with K-16 schools
Builds the capacity of superintendents to steward the future of public education with civic imagination, democratic purpose, and political skill
Advances interdisciplinary scholarship and hands-on research about immigration policy and immigrant communities
Supports the cradle-to-career place-based partnership field, driving systems-level change and opening personalized pathways to success for all children and families
Explore how members of the HGSE community are reimagining civic learning — from classroom conversations and student-led projects to connecting history with today’s democracy and preparing young people for social action
Lecturer Eric Soto-Shed on using America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to rethink how we teach democracy in schools
A group of 2026 master’s candidates support student-led projects at new public school focused on science, creativity — and a democratic education
Riley Jones IV, Ed.L.D.’26, helps young people connect struggles of the past with today’s democracy in his work in Philadelphia
A conversation with Declaration of Independence expert Danielle Allen
Lecturer Aaliyah El-Amin and Boston College's Scott Seider, Ed.M.'04, Ed.D.'08, examine what it truly means to pursue education justice in K–12 schools
As national history and civics scores drop, educators are finding new ways to make room in their classrooms for social studies
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer reflects on how government affects institutions and the country’s education system as a whole at the Askwith Education Forum
Experts at the Askwith Education Forum weighed education’s role in meeting the moment as America celebrates its semiquincentennial
A curated look at books from the Gutman Library collection here at the Ed School, chosen and explained by the library staff
Project Zero's project working to amplify the power of art to spark civic inquiry
An eighth-grade curriculum from the Democratic Knowledge Project
Project Zero's tools for developing dispositions toward creative problem solving, nuance, imagination, and empathy
A fifth-grade curriculum from the Democratic Knowledge Project aligned with the Massachusetts History and Social Studies Frameworks
A framework from The Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader capturing the qualities necessary for superintendents to be successful as political leaders
A paper from the Immigration Initiative at Harvard spotlighting the urgent challenges faced by immigrant-origin students and families in today’s uncertain climate
EdRedesign's By All Means Fellows reflect on what the American Dream means to them and how best to ensure it can be within reach for everyone.
“Democracies, like people, are not born knowing how to be successful. A democratic society is cultivated and nurtured over many years and across many settings.”
Dean Nonie Lesaux
Askwith Education Forum with Justice Stephen G. Breyer